Production

Burak Kaplan

Born December 7, 1985 · Izmir, Turkey (age 40)

Burak Kaplan is an award-winning film producer, academic, and film scholar. Following a bachelor’s degree in business administration, he completed his MA in Cinema-TV at Istanbul Bilgi University and his PhD in Cinema at Beykent University. While continuing his academic tenure at Istanbul Okan University's Faculty of Art, Design, and Architecture since 2012 alongside his film criticism and media w…

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The Queen

The Queen · 2025

The matriarch of a traditional Turkish family tries to stop her eldest daughter’s divorce, only to confront the shifting values within her own home.

The Tamed

The Tamed · 2023

Firaz, a young girl seeking for a way out of her village, is waiting for a relative to arrive at her father’s funeral ceremony. While taking care of her grandfather becomes a burden, the funeral meal ordered the night before is missing a couple of plates.

The Everwarm Bed

The Everwarm Bed · 2021

The Everwarm Bed

MovieDocumentary

Istanbul is the source of hope for African immigrants, due to its strategic location between Asia and Europe. The Everwarm Bed tells the stories of those immigrant workers who provide money for their families and try to turn back home. While they ought to take turns sleeping on the one and only single bed they have in their rental apartments, we will witness the daily lives, struggles and dreams of Abubakar, Sheku, Zidane and many more…

Unfruitful Times

Unfruitful Times · 2024

Unfruitful Times

After a tragic miscarriage, Nimet -a middle aged woman- gets stuck in the conservative society in Istanbul while her beloved younger sister Öznur carries a burden of her own in the family, trying to struggle her own demons.

After Laughter

After Laughter · 2017

MovieFantasyComedy

Ferit who adores the cinema of 70s, is now obsessed with the clinic he discovered a long time ago. A man whose real name is a mystery runs this clinic under the nickname as Doctor. He uploads on his patients' memory unforgettable scenes from the old Turkish movies by organizing private sessions for them.

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The Queen

The Queen · 2025

The matriarch of a traditional Turkish family tries to stop her eldest daughter’s divorce, only to confront the shifting values within her own home.

Producer

The Tamed

The Tamed · 2023

Firaz, a young girl seeking for a way out of her village, is waiting for a relative to arrive at her father’s funeral ceremony. While taking care of her grandfather becomes a burden, the funeral meal ordered the night before is missing a couple of plates.

Co-Producer

The Everwarm Bed

The Everwarm Bed · 2021

The Everwarm Bed

MovieDocumentary

Istanbul is the source of hope for African immigrants, due to its strategic location between Asia and Europe. The Everwarm Bed tells the stories of those immigrant workers who provide money for their families and try to turn back home. While they ought to take turns sleeping on the one and only single bed they have in their rental apartments, we will witness the daily lives, struggles and dreams of Abubakar, Sheku, Zidane and many more…

Supervising Producer

Unfruitful Times

Unfruitful Times · 2024

Unfruitful Times

After a tragic miscarriage, Nimet -a middle aged woman- gets stuck in the conservative society in Istanbul while her beloved younger sister Öznur carries a burden of her own in the family, trying to struggle her own demons.

Producer

After Laughter

After Laughter · 2017

MovieFantasyComedy

Ferit who adores the cinema of 70s, is now obsessed with the clinic he discovered a long time ago. A man whose real name is a mystery runs this clinic under the nickname as Doctor. He uploads on his patients' memory unforgettable scenes from the old Turkish movies by organizing private sessions for them.

Writer